"ktvu channel 2 news." >>> public support for president obama's management of the war in afghanistan has declined according to to a poll 37 36% support the president, compared to 48% in february. also, a record 43% said it was a mistake to go to war, following the 2001 terrorist attacks. >>> fog has been with us for awhile now. it's not going anywhere. be here tomorrow morning when you wake up. birdbath to the coast today and continuing mild for the next few days. tomorrow morning as you head to work or off with the kids for the summer activities you have planned, between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., foggy at the coast. pacific half-moon bay, clouds around the city between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. temperatures in the upper 50s. inland temperatures a little higher and more sunshine. that's in the early-morning hours. back at 10:45 i'll have your forecast. we'll talk about the microclimate, then, of course, the 5-day forecast. see you back in a little bit. >>> two years and no arrest in the fire bombings at the homes of two researchers. the attacks happened two years ago today. one fire b

a so-called first person shooter game set in afghanistan. what's causing all of the buzz is that this game allows a player to take on the role of a taliban fighter and shoot and kill american soldiers. >> but i still want to play it. >> reporter: because? >> because it will be fun. that's it. i like shooting games. >> i like the blood and action. >> reporter: yes? >> yes. and i like killing not americans, other national its. >> i like the guns and the action and the blood because i want to be in the marines when i'm older. [ music ] >> i just think it's disrespectful to the members of the military and their family. >> reporter: karen meredith's son lieutenant ken ballard was killed in iraq ten years ago. >> war is not a game. and i don't think we should be playing games when these young men and women are putting their lives on the line for us. it's very disheartening and it's scary that people think that it's fun to shoot people. >> reporter: meredith has written to ea. she is not calling for them to pull the game. but says she wants them to

. >>> in afghanistan, seven american troops were killed today. five of them died when a bomb hit their humvee in kandahar. it was targeted because it has less armor than the other vehicles in the convoy. this month's total of americans killed is now 49. >>> in iraq, joe biden arrived in baghdad today. on wednesday he'll take part in a military ceremony marking the end of u.s. combat operations more than seven years after the war began. biden is also trying to convince iraqi leaders to form a new government. >>> and in china, another monster traffic jam formed north of beijing. it was 18 miles long. and some of the drivers were actually stranded for the entire day. this comes just four days after a 60-mile traffic jam was cleared. chinese officials did that by sending motorists on a detour. a 180-mile long detour. >>> organizers of an association launched a probusiness effort tonight. therichmond business -- leaders said they formed the group in reaction to what they call efforts by some who live in the area to restrict or drive away businesses. >

troops leave iraq, the president says more attention will shift to afghanistan. because of our draw down in iraq, we are now able to apply the resources necessary to prepare our offense. >> it's good that the war is over. it's got to bet the troops home. >> there's still some clean up and support, just trying to help the iraqi government take control themselves. >> reporter: while the speech was primarily about iraq. the president said his focus is putting americans back to work. >>> the president's speech tonight had special meaning for military families and most of all for those who have lost sons or tkaugtsers -- daughters in the iraq war. rita williams was with parents today. >> reporter: one of the mothers who watched the speech in walnut creek this evening underall too well what the president meant. that the united states has paid a high price for the iraq war. her blue star turned gold when her son was killed in iraq. killed in the last day of 2008, a husband, son and new father. >> i tell his son that that we are all very proud of his daddy. >> he died do

. >> my partner is in afghanistan. he's been there for 15 months. >> reporter: his partner is a marine on the front lines. we watched as he received a text message from him. >> every day, his life is on the line for everybody that is against us. every day, he's out there protecting all of says we're ba and shouldn't have this. >> reporter: now he and his partner have powerful allies. both governor schwarzenegger and attorney general thinks the ban should be lifted. >> it does violate the 14th amendment, and since that then says it was a depravation of rights if people weren't allowed to marry, we say no stay. >> reporter: the judge is expected to rule in the next week or so. >> i think everybody is well aware, including the judge that people's constitutional rights need to be protected as quickly as possible. >> reporter: that would mean weddings like these would be joined by same-sex nuptials. >> we're ready. we've done training down stairs in the recorder assessors office. we've worked through the protocols here. we

he was president obama's special envoy to afghanistan. he was credited for launching a deal that ended the war in bosnia. >>> the new threat too hosting the america's cup and where it's coming from. >>> and the computer model shows rain, not lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> in minneapolis, crews are getting a better look at the damage in the metro dome after the weight of snow tore three areas of the roof. today snow still remained on parts of the field. tomorrow engineers are expected to announce if the torn panels will have to be remained. >>> the board of supervisors is expected to vote tomorrow on the bid to host america's cup. in a letter sent to city officials over the weekend, race organizers say they were blind sided by the move and warn the city might lose their bed if a plan is not ready by friday. race organizers have opened negotiations with new port rhode island to hold the race there. >>> a san francisco board of supervisors committee discussed t

called a hero for allegedly releasing thousands of classified documents, many about the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> it was an amazing service he decided to our country when we can make informed decisions. >> reporter: some in the audience held signs and buttons to sport berkeley. but others said they were going too outside in weighs this decision. >> i think it's a weigh on the city council because they have a fiscal process they have to deal with. hello. >> reporter: one man brought a box with petition signatures. >> what he did was put troops in harm's way. put troops in harms way. >> i think it's premature for the city council to jump out there and try to make this decision. i think it's going to take a long debate. >> reporter: robert rice happened to be here tonight, he said if the private broke the law he should be prosecuted. but-- >> one of the wonderful things about berkeley is it expresses itself in so many ways. everyone if that express may have no consequences outside berkeley. >> reporter: so in the end the berkeley city council voted to table the issue saying it didn't have enough

the white house today released a review of president obama's afghanistan strategies concluding that american troops can start coming home in july. >>> a morbid piece of american history was auctioned off today in los angeles. the wooden coffin of lee harvey oswald was sold for more than $17,000. oswald was arrested for allegedly assassinating john f. kennedy. oswald was buried in a simple pine coffin. his >>> a retired man from south carolina has decided to help california get rid of its massive debt. dennis ferguson sent california a check for $10,000. the 10,000 is repayment with interest. the money will go to public schools. >>> san francisco's attempt to host the sailing cup has not been accepted yet by the golden gate karat club which will decide on the location. now new port rhode island is intensifying it's efforts to play the host. italy has also put in a bid. a decision is due by december 31st. >>> and the moisture streaming in off the pacific. we've been talking about it all week. it is beginning to arrive. we've got showers across the area. you see it in motion. no strong dynamics

the 870th police battalion is ordered to afghanistan. when the army says go, it must go. >> it sucks to put it bluntly, it sucks. the kids don't understand why you're not there, and you know, they are all excited because it's christmas, but they just don't quite understand. >> reporter: sergeant gary cooper is a father of four and decorated soldier. he and the 178 other members of leaving tomorrow for texas, then off to war. >> i take what i learned there and take it here. >> the battalion will be training and mentoring afghan security forces near the pakistan border. >> our mission is to legitimize the afghanistan government by supporting their police. in order for us to leave, we need to make sure their security forces can support their country. >> these soldiers don't speak of fears they have. they signed up to do a job and are prepared to do that. >> my concern is making sure the needs of my soldiers come before mine and make sure they have everything they need, everything they could possibly want to help them accomplish their missio

. >>> the new york times is reporting american commanders in afghanistan may launch an aggressive special operations ground raid into pakistan, areas that are considered strongholds for the taliban, al qaeda al qaeda and other militants. president obama would have to approve the administration. they have stepped up attacks on islamic targets. >>> it's going to allow inspectors from the international atomic energy agency to ensure highly- enriched uranium is not being processed there. the announcement was made this afternoon. richardson also said north korea showed its pragmatic side by not retaliating to military drills carried out by south korea today. >>> reporters mobbed a former presidential candidate released today after 7 months in captivity. still unclear who kidnapped him because he didn't disclose details. he was taken from his ranch in may. the 69 year old conservative former senator ran for president in 1994. >>> tonight san francisco threw a fairwell water for the outgoing director of the public health department. he has served for 13 years. he is now headed to los angeles cou

afghanistan, the top medical officer being removed after u.s.-donated medicines have been disappearing. the u.s. has donated $42 million worth of medical goods to the afghan military this year. it is not known how much of that has disappeared. >>> an alameda company announced it has recalled 200 million diabetes test strips. avid diabetes care is recalling blood glucose test strips. they may give false low results. customers who have test strips covered by the recall should stop using them. they will replace the test strips for free. for a full list of the strips named, go to our website, www.ktvu.com, and click on web links. >>> just days before christmas, the annual san francisco firefighters toy drive is in need of more toys. tonight, organizers told us compared to this time last year, they have 15-17,000 fewer toys on hand to give away. although that might seem a lot, they haven't had to turn anyone away yet. the economy is putting a strain on many families. >> first priority is not to get toys to their kids, it's getting rent and food. >> t

the tribal region on the border of of afghanistan is considered a stronghold. >>> in iraq, at least 14 people died today in back to back suicide bombings at a government compound. this is the second deadliest attack on the compound this month. many of those at the compound today were there to give compensation checks for loved ones who were killed in the bombing earlier this month. >>> in roam, a bomb squad was called out to defuse a letter. two people were hurt when similar packages exploded at the swiss and chilean embassies. >>> charles schwab is hospitalized but is expected to be able to return home in a couple of days. >>> at&t users in san francisco should be getting some wireless relief. the embarcadero will be one of the areas to receive the new wifi hot zone. the hot zone should give at&t customers quicker service. >>> and chief meteorologist bill mart >>> that's the sound of christmas trees turning from yules to fuel. san francisco department of environment kicked off their curb side christmas tree recycling system. the chips are used as bio mass fuel. >> basically it's used

. >>> tonight family and friends are mourning a piedmont native kill in afghanistan. he was killed on thursday during combat operations ac coring to his family. the pentagon has not released details. he attended piedmont high school before moverring to fresno and graduated from buchanan high school which had eight former students killed in either iraq or afghanistan. he is survived by his wife and two-year-old son. >> a few showers around the bay area tonight, and bill martin is tracking more wet weather this week en. tomorr ten minutes. >> here in napa tonight, friends and family remember a man shot and killed by police. his relatives want answers. >>> a surprise in >>> highway patrol officers arrested a suspected -- about 5:30 tonight and ended on intertait 880, two southbound lanes were shut down for about half an hour during the arrest and it caused quite a back up. there were no reports of any injuries. >>> if in napa, they think authorities overreacted and tonight they're calling for an independent investigation. this is the first time we have hear from family m

with afghanistan. the u.s. is conducting a review of the war as they plan to bring troops home. >>> and on board a flight some where between u.s. and sweden two same-sex couples got married. sax called the flight love is in the air. one couple was from poland. this actually wasn't the first midair same-sex ceremony. virgin america had one in a san francisco flight back in 2007. >>> those two died and those two survived the attack on pearl harbor 69 years ago are being honored this evening. the coast guard held it's memorial. one man recalls he thought it was an earthquake when he first heard the crash. >> i heard the shock when the arizona blew up. that's how strong, that's 8 miles away from where i was. and when that bomb went off, it really shook the building. >> george larson says two days after the attack, he was sent to chase submarines. he remembers the day he left to sea and the row of eyes that were looking at him like they would never see him again. >> reporter: and the beacon is lit just one

military announced today a northern california soldier has been killed in a medicine-combat incident in afghanistan. he's identified as a 45 year old from seaside near mountain ray. he leaves behind s wife and their 6 year old during. he visited his daughter's school last month for veteran's day and received a standing ovation when he was introduced. >>> in washington, d.c., there were cheers on the floor of the house of representatives as lawmakers passed the dream act. >> the yeahs, 116, nays, 108. the motion is adopted. >> the legislation allows undocumented immigrants who come to the u.s. before age 16 to gain legal residency after going to college or serving in the military. the senate is expected to vote tomorrow. the bill needs 60 votes. it's unlikely to gain the necessary republican support. >>> the wikileaks controversy, it has sparked a debate in berk lie about national -- berkeley about national security and free speech. berkeley's peace and justice commission has voiced support, but not without dissent. rita williams has this report. >> reporter: even in berkeley there's no agreement as

defense department says that a roadside bomb in afghanistan has killed a 21- year-old soldier from napa. army specialist chase stanley graduated from napa soldier. he was among four soldiers who died in wednesday's explosion. ktvu's amber lee has the story. >> reporter: friends tell us that chase stanley enlisted in the army while he was a senior here at napa high. he left for the military four years ago and was due to be discharmed this summer. >> he was deployed in 2007. >> he remembers his goal of joining the army part of his adventurous spirit and recklessness. >> you know, he was an amazing kid. you put in front of him and he had to get up in three seconds and do something. >> reporter: he had already served 15 months in iraq when he was deployed to afghanistan in december after the army extended his tour. friends say that stanley was ready to come home but was willing to do more to serve his country. >> that's something that he thought was courageous and a man should do. that's something that called to him >> reporter: the department of defense said that he was killed two days ago

. >> in afghanistan a fire fight in kandahar province between u.s. troops and taliban insurgents was captured on tape today. the shooting lasted about 35 minutes and there were no reports of injuries to americans. elsewhere, though, two u.s. troops died in the southern part of the country bringing the name of u.s. deaths in afghanistan to 42 so far this month. >>> in india today a head-on collision of two express trains at a railway station killed 61 people and injured more than 100 others. it happened around 2:00 this morning in a city 125 miles north of calkutta. some survivors were trapped for as many as five hours before being cut free. railway officials say the cause of the crash is unclear. >>> in pakistan secretary of state hillary clinton met with that country's leaders to announce several new aid projects. half a billion is intended for hospitals and hydro electric dams. clinton assured pakistani leaders the u.s. commitment to their country will last beyond the fight against the taliban in neighbouring afghanistan. >>> a new report says san

troops killed in afghanistan today and for their mothers. the blue stars in their windows turned gold today, something no mother wants. in rossmoore, rita williams, ktvu news. >>> at least 21 people were injured tonight, one critically when a united airlines jet headed toward california hit turbulent air. the bruces include bruises, whip lash, and strains. >>> police take on activists who took an abandoned bu you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about your fiber too. i have for a while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. >>> we're willing to take that property in order to provide it for those who will fix it up. >>> police removed five homeless activists today who took over a home in san francisco last night. the

forces in afghanistan [ inaudible ] . >> because of the few decisions that he made on the battlefield but he cherished his life as a soldier. he was forced to resign his post in afghanistan last month after making disparaging remarks about the obama administration in a magazine article. >>> in a sign of economic recovery, ford today reported a big surge in second quarter revenue and profit. the automaker said its sales from april 1st to june 30th were up $4 billion from the year before and the profits surged 13%. in california auto dealers reported today that new car sales overall jumped 23 percent in the first half of this year with the biggest gains coming in just the past three months. wall street responded to those car sales numbers finishing an up week with a winning day. the dow gained 102 appoint, the nasdaq 23. word that major european banks passed the financial stress test and a rise in the euro also boosted the confidence in the global economy. >>> someone has cut down or destroyed dozens of trees in golden gate park. coming up the reward that is now posted to try to find th

anti war democrats already troubled by slow progress in afghanistan now have to consider this. according to documents released on wikileaks, some of the money already spent aid to america's ally pakistan may have been used by agents there to help america's enemy. the taliban. >> our ally the one that we give billions of dollars to is in turn assisting our apparent enemy in afghanistan. and we're paying for it. now that's a difficult situation for any administration to deal with. >> reporter: wikileak is a website dedicated to exposing government secrets first made news early this year when they released the áf this video of americans in search for insurgents. the website's founder says the new release of documents, most from when george w. bush was president is supposed to force the hand of the current president. >> the course of the war needs to change. the manner in which it needs to change is still not yet clear. >> reporter: in addition to raising questions about the war, the wikileak release also brings questions about national security. >> the casualty of any war is the

it would pay for 30,000 additional troops for after afghanistan. they were upset that many domestic stimulus projects were stripped from the final measure. >>> helen tousher has told her staff that she has early stage cancer. she told her staff about the cancer in a memo published today by the website foreign policy.com. in the memo, tousher says she has started cancer treatment, that her prognosis is good and that she hopes to fully recover by next year. >>> and what we're learning about california's role in the future of genetically grown animals. >>> [ male announcer there was a time when tough foods wreaked havoc... until the day they met their match. cascade complete pacs. the best of cascade powder and gel in one pac. dual forces combine and conquer. sending stuck-on food and greasy messes to a watery grave. ♪ that was easy. [ male announcer cascade complete pacs. combine and conquer. >>> welcome back, temperatures today they warmed just a little bit. we saw lots of upper 70s. in livermore 77 degrees this time of year is still below the ave

it recognizes service members who were killed in iraq and afghanistan. the white crosses represent the 5,800 troops killed. >>> veterans return home alienating family members, hitting homelessness and doing drugs. >> reporter: for some people veterans day is one day, for the crowd that gathered here tonight at the grand hyatt hotel in downtown san francisco, veterans day is every day, it is 365 days a year. tonight a ballroom filled with pride and purple hearts. with veterans and memories of time served. >> dreaming about it, waking up, still hitting them in their face. >> i feel proud that i served and earned well, but also that i took care of my troops. >> reporter: on this night if there was a theme, it was veterans taking care of veterans. >> how do you keep someone from slipping through the cracks. >> reporter: michael blecker is director of sews to plow shares. the program he says is packed, the funding not always there. >> it's a true cost of war. what's the cost of war to mend car, two through war. that's not just a week worth of pills. you know

. >>> in afghanistan, a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives as a nato convoy passed by today. in addition, a civilian was killed and two troops wounded. the attack was part of the campaign to force americans out of that country. such attacks have been relatively rare in kabul. in haiti, one doctor says the number of cholera patients coming to his hospital is doubling every day. at least 724 people have already died and more than 11,000 cases have been confirmed. the united nations today asked for $164 million to fight the outbreak. officials say the money is needed for doctors, medications, and water pureification commitment. so far the source of the cholera hasn't been determined. >>> from a hospital to his ranch in the southern part of the country today. he has been in a coma now for almost 5 years after a series of strokes. doctors say it would be more beneficial for him to be treated at home as opposed to a hospital and he's not showing signs of emerging from the coma. he is 82 years old. >>> cracking down on parties that get out of control. why san francisco isn't focusin

. >>> we learned today that army staff sergeant david sneffs of tracy has died in afghanistan. sneffs was 27 years old. he was a gunner which his father says was his dream job. sneft is survived by his wife who is also in the military and a son. >>> no doubt you have heard countless stories about american doctors helping haitians recover from the earthquake and from a cholera epidemic. now in parts of haiti, those doctors and un workers are coming under attack. the reason some haitians blame them for the cholera update. tonight political editor editor randy shandobil has the story. haitians have been rioting all week, attacking united nations groups and doctors because many haitians believe that u.n. troops there to help earthquake recovery inadvertently brought the cholera with them. two patients back in the safety of loving arms but feeling brake light about it. >> it was a mixture of i'm so relieved to get out, but how can i thief these people here. >> the priest and ambulance and siren on. >> reporter: doctors there to treat cholera in order to escape pretended to have chol

it is a bit of culture shock for the marines. >> 20 days ago i was in afghanistan. and now i am thrown back into america. i will have my friends and family around and that will help. >> reporter: the men told us about their experience in southern afghanistan. >> what we were up against was pretty much guerrilla warfare. >> reporter: jake was wounded twice on the same day. >> i was shot in the leg while on a patrol. >> reporter: on the way back to base they were hit with an ied. a fellow marine was killed and three wounded. two of jake's things were severed. and he walks with a cane. >> got a little banged up and trying to get back on the move. >> reporter: jake is from wyoming but spending thanksgiving with his buddy's family. they have become his second family. >> you we met in the marine corps. >> he lived and worked with me every day in those three and a half years and he is my brother as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: a thanksgiving to be truly thankful. >> i can't imagine anything more special. is it unreal. >> reporter: thomas and jake are finished with th

but it's a different feeling if you're fresh from afghanistan and newly out of harm's way. patti lee has this story. >> reporter: pat and ben august spent the day getting ready to host his son and friends. thomas brooks who returned from afghanistan 21 days ago has the normalcy of this scene, the abundance after food and comfortable places to sit is a little surreal. >> it's a good feeling to have everyone, all the family around and friends. >> reporter: especially in contrast to the life lived for more than six months in afghanistan, a world of regular ambushes, where jake henry was severely wounded. >> i was shot in the leg and then hit by an iud. and hurt my knee. got some shrapnel in my leg. >> reporter: they also lost a good friend. >> we're wearing these bracelets for corporal larry d. harris, he's one of our good friends. we're sad he's gone but we're honoring him by thinking about him every day. >> reporter: for parents, seeing these boys at ease in the kitchen brings on a powerful feeling of gratitude. for a reason you might not get. >> they have each other and tha

a local marine is killed in afghanistan. how his death has put life into perspective for those who knew him. >> time for the little guys to shine. the new effort being made tomorrow to lure shoppers into a certain type of store. >>> new information a deadly tiger attack at the san francisco zoo. how the two brothers who . >>> a live look now at the sierra from the cal trans camera at the truckee scales on i-80. you can see traffic is moving fine at this hour. no chain requirements and no snow is falling as we speak. since last weekend, though, several feet of snow has fallen in the sierra, much to the delight of ski resorts. and some of those resorts were going full blast today taking advantage of all of that new snow. besides downhill skiing and snowboarding cross-country skiers were out at soda springs. operators are upbeat saying all of this early snow is drawing record or near record crowds. the national weather service has issued a weather storm warning. meteorologist mark tamayo says they could get up to a foot of new

tactics surrounding afghanistan, pakistan and north korea. secretary clinton says the embarrassing comments about foreign leaders are far less important. >> in my conversations, at least one of my counter parts said to me, well don't worry about it, you should hear what we say about you. so i think that this is well understood in the diplomatic community as part of the give and take. >> reporter: one republican lawmaker says he wants wikileaks to be declared a terrorist organization. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging strong legal action. gasia mikaelian, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> lingering fears that ireland's crisis will spread drove stocks down today. the nasdaq dropped nine points. >>> google finalized a deal today to purchase groupon. they are expected to pay 2.5 billion for groupon that offers daily coupons. >>> and hewellet packered are now -- heard resigned from hp after a company investigation found that he had violated it's standards of business conduct. as part of his search package, hurd was expected to get shares of h

army sergeant is facing court marshalls to incidents in afghanistan. saf sergeant sergeant brahm is charging of taking photographs of casualties. the five charges he faces could result in nine years behind bars. no date has been set yet for his court marshall. >>> a group that is against the proposed new gang injunction road together in bicycles today. the city is seeking an injunction that would bar 45 people identified by police as members of a street gang from associated with each other. recruiting members or possessing drugs. those opposed say they understand that safety is an issue but say injunctions are in e if he can táeu and misguided. >> this is a method of racial profiling. this is a way of pushing our communities out of our neighborhoods. >> reporter: city officials say that the majority of killings in the fruit vale area are associated by the street gang targeted in the injunction. >>> right now you request put a gun if your luggage then check that luggage. but if you're taking am track you cannot take an a gun. >> reporter: the new bill

world tonight in pakistan militants fired on nato trucks filled with fuel for troops in neighbouring afghanistan. 27 trucks went up in flames earlier today. it could be in response to a cross-border nato helicopter strike earlier this week that mistakenly killed three pakistani boarder guards. the third such. >>> in he can the record he told cheering crowds he will not forgive or forget yesterday's violence. a riot by the police was in fact a could you please attempt. today the country was calm. last night 500 soldiers rescued the president from a hospital amid a hail of gunfire. one soldier was killed. the obama administration expressed support for president. >>> and in china with the push of a button today a rocket blasted off carrying an unmanned probe to the moon. the mission aims to orbit the moon as close as nine peoples above the surface. they hope for a moon land not guilty two years followed by a manned lunar mission in 2017. while the u.s. state program is struggling with a tight budget china is pouring money into its program. >>> americans born in puerto rico have until the end of thi

. >>> in news of the world tonight, in afghanistan, a cargo train crashed. all eight crew members on board are feared dead. afghan and nato crews searched the mountains for any possible survivors. so far there is no indication of what caused it to go down. >>> in hungry the investigation of the toxic sludge disaster indicates the spill may have started months ago. an aerial photograph shows a leak in a container wall. inspectors checked the facility about two weeks before the spill and reported no problems. so far eight people have been killed by that sludge. >>> in france, more than a million people took part in a nationwide strike today. they are against raising the retirement age. some labor unions say they will call open ended strikes that may last for days if not weeks. >>> president obama played his role as campaigner in chief today at a get out the vote campaign in washington, d.c. the president challenged students in george washington university to cast their ballot on november 2nd. >> the only way this is going to work is if hope is over fear and yo

. >>> in afghanistan, there's word nine troops have been killed in the last 24 hours in a number of separate attacks. in the mountains near kabul, search teams reach the wreckage of a plane that crashed yesterday. there were no survivors among the 8 people on board. >>> in lebanon, thousands of supporters turned out to welcome their primary sponsor, ac mad a.m. din gad. a military group. many lebanese are concerned about iran's ambitions in their country and fear they may draw them into a war with israel. hillary clinton posed for photos before a statue of her husband. the former president is a hero to many in kosovo. in 1999 he spearheaded to end the violence there. now hillary clinton is pushing serbia to recognize kosovo's independence. >>> the district attorney's office declined to file charges against the substitute teachers who had been arrested and accused of molesting students. he was arrested after some students complained of inappropriate touching. the da sent the case back to police for further investigation. >>> she says she should be able to play regardless. >> why a golfer is h

. >>> tillman grew up in san jose and died in a friendly fire incident while fighting in afghanistan. mike o' callahan's name is also on the bridge. the bridge took three years to build. it officially opens next week. >>> an east bay man's quest to rename mount diablo has been shot down once again. diablo means devil in spanish and that upsets art majares. he asked the mountain be called jahabri which means god in hebrew. >>> and temperatures cooler than they were this time last night. i have fog showing up in san jose but it stops there. it's getting caught up right here just around pacifica. the northerly gradant, that's the northerly winds. when you wake up it's clear, it's mostly sunny. but the cool air is making it into your neighborhood. so tomorrow's daytime highs a good three to five to 8 degrees cooler than they were today. we had 98 in santa rosa. most areas were a few degrees cooler but some areas like santa rosa were hot. there's the fog stuck right along the coast. as high pressure weakens, look who shows up. remember this guy, this guy is basically our entire summer, our

. >> reporter: the secretary just in from brussels addressed a number of topics, first afghanistan saying u.s. strategy is effective. >> and it is not a failing environment. >> reporter: technology was next. secretary clinton emphasized that innovation and use of technology is critical to expand the diplomacy around the globe. >> i just met with a group from twitter. and i know that there are a million ideas that are born every day here. and if you have a good idea, we will listen. >> reporter: she told the crowd her thoughts about u.s. involvement in pakistan. >> about how pakistan cannot just expect us to help them. but they have to help themselves. >> reporter: and the cartel violence in mexico. >> i liked her emphasis that we as americans have a responsibility to put a stop to the drug cartels. the demand that comes from people here using it, the illegal drugs in the united states, we hold just as much responsibility for what goes on down there as the people supplying it. >> reporter: secretary clinton also said there is a slight trend of freedom disappearing in other democratic count

comparative blood bath compared to afghanistan. >> the pentagon says the release of the documents puts the lives of u.s. troops at risk. the three american hikers who were detained are also mentioned in some of the leaked documents. sarah shourd has been released. an iraqi report also indicated the three were in iraqi territory. it's not clear if this will have any bearing on their claims they never entered iran. >>> in other news of the world tonight, in pakistan, a bombing at a mosque killed 9 people at friday prayers. the unrelenting violence comes as the obama administration today announced a $2 billion aid package spread out over five years to help pakistan's military. >>> in italy, a fight over bargain sparked more resistant. the police are angry about uncollected trash and plans to build a new dump in a park. the naples area has seen trash troubles for years. the government promised to solve the situation in 10 days. >>> a powerful typhoon today. solders were able to rescue chinese tourists from one bus but another is buried. 11 people are confirmed dead and 23 others are missin

. >>> in afghanistan, karzai acknowledged today he received millions of dollars in cash from iran. american officials said the money is evidence iran is trying to gain favor with the afghan government while at the same time helping the taliban. mr. karzai said the money is needed to run his office. >>> and in haiti, doctors say the cholera outbreak appears to be easing, but they are also saying there's still danger the often-deadly disease could spread. it's killed at least 250 people in haiti. cholera is spread through contaminated water and causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. tablets are being handed out in the areas hardest hit. >>> a proposal to build a sports complex to honor a fallen police officer is causing controversy in east to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. that's t.j.maxx. my assistant says, "isn't that all last season's fashions?" no way! t.j.maxx works deals directly with designers. that's how they can do it. this full-time fashionista...

. >>> a message said to be from osama bin laden warns france to get its forces out of afghanistan or says bin laden, you will be killed. the message also attacks france for banning women from wearing burkas or covering their faces in public saying it oppresses muslims. france has recently stepped up security around landmarks because of possible terror attacks. >>> the fbi today said a terror plot against washington, d.c. has been foiled. a man was arrested at this home in virginia. the fbi said akmed met with agents posing as members of al qaeda intending to carry out multiple bombings. >>> oakland residents received a rare look at the inner workings of their city's police department today when the twice-monthly comp stat meeting was held in public for the first time. the department said there have been 65 homicides this year. of those 27 were in west oakland. 8 were in the central part of the city and 30 were in east oakland. that's down from 42 a year ago. gangs remain a major problem there in what's known as area three. >> i have a strong believe that there's roughly 10% of the pe

russian forces have not been in afghanistan since u.s.-backed afghan militia drove the soviet military out in 1989. >>> a mountain view family is offering a $7500 reward for information leading to their missing son. 34-year-old michael hasn't been seen since he walked away from a treatment center in july. us bi-polar has drug problems and displayed symptoms of schizophrenia. he has a sun burst tattoo on his left elbow and a black bird tattoo on his right recall arm. >>> the latest figures on sales of phones show apples iphones are selling more than blackberries. nokia is rated number one overall. apple is now number four but showing the biggest increase in sales. blackberry is fifth. these numbers are for sales in the third quarter. >> two big wins at home. but how will the giants fair in enemy territory. a report from inside the ballpark in ♪ [ female announcer keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer

war in afghanistan. that wasn't the only purpose of this protest march. ktvu's amber lee joins us now live in san francisco to explain. amber? >> reporter: julie, this was an anti war protest with a twist. on this 9th anniversary of the war in afghanistan, protestors came here to the hilton union square to show their solidarity with hotel workers. as they marched up powell street to the hilton hotel, protestors carried signs promoting various causes, from stopping the war in afghanistan, to demanding a fair contract for san francisco hotel workers. protest organizers say the u.s. government should use the money it expends on war to help working americans, such as hotel employees who have been without a contract for 14 months. >> they lit this fire and they will do whatever they want. they have got to help us. >> it is so important that all of those here today talk about this 9th anniversary. >> reporter: one person told us life there has not stabilized despite the ongoing war and that the american military has not been successful in stopping the taliban's

. >>> the man arrested among the tampa bay in afghanistan is asking a court to allow him to pray with other inmates. the aclu filed a motion to allow him to hold prayers with other inmates in indiana. lynn claims the government is violating its own rules by preventing him from taking parts in daily prayers. he was captured in november 2001 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. >>> straight ahead, a program that turns graffiti into artists. >> apple takes a so my mercury moment happened during our family camping trip. i grabbed my son a juice box...and left the cooler lid open. twenty minutes later, all our hot dogs were gone. and so was most of the car. my mercury agent, steve, told me the car was covered. i switched to mercury because i saved hundreds of dollars on my car insurance, but it was the service that really made me a happy camper... er...ex-camper. call 888-4-mercury or visit mercuryinsurance.com to get a fast, free quote and start saving today. thursday forecast is going to be another warm one, straight to livermore where at lunchtime it will be 83. daytime high about 3:00,

tonight american troops are still in afghanistan and iraq. bin laden remains at large, and new polls indicate more americans have negative feelings against muslims now more than any other time since the attacks. all this after a pastor is considering burning the koran. president obama tried to calm the controversies. randy has our report. >> reporter: a plea from the president today, religious tolerance. >> we are one nation under god and we may call that god different names, but we remain one nation. >> reporter: on the controversial proposed mosque near ground zero. >> if you could build a church on a site, you could build a synagogue on a site, if you could build a hindu temple on a site, you should be able to build a mosque on the site. >> reporter: he told reporters there are millions of muslim- americans, including muslim troops fighting for the u.s. >> they are our neighbors, they are our friends, our coworkers. when we start acting as if their religion is somehow offensive, what are we saying to them? >> reporter: the florida pastor w

somalia, two tours in iraq, five tours afghanistan. >> didn't know if you were going to live or die. i dealt with it. >> he's now dealing with traumatic brain injury after a vehicle crash in afghanistan. >> my goal, my goal is to walk again. >> today, steadying hand of the center of freedom foundation. >> what i've learned, to look at the potential, not the injury. >> he organizes volunteers. chapelle's home is four years of free rent. the rotary organized doctors, therapist to donate services. >> we're sponsoring ryan. we're just pitching in, do what we can for him. >> psyches special training could help him now. >> this may be tough but i've gotten some tough things in my life and i've gotten through it. >> i know the brain injury, takes me through a lot of hard work. >> he says while learning to walk, he plans to go to college aiming for a social services job. they say they've helped 60 injured veterans, accomplish their goals and are confident ryan will achieve his. john fowler, ktvu news. >>> we have not had in a long time. california is not prepared. the potential danger offsho

. >>> in news of the world tonight in afghanistan, election observers are reporting statewide fraud and intimidation. >>> in greece, truck drivers parked their riggs on the main highways leading into the capital of athens to protest trucking business. truckers do not like that law. >>> and in north korea there are indications that kim hil is sitting in motion a plan for his new motion. yang is believed to be in poor health and leaders believe he will probably pick his youngest son to succeed him. >>> and lady gaga said the don't ask don't tell policy is back ward. >> doesn't it seem to you that we should send home the prejudice. >> in the crowd were members of the military that had been kicked out. >>> some world leaders called for a new pledge today to help alleviate poverty. the united nations meant to take in accounting the goal to help the world's poor. member states resolved to make sure every child goes through elementary school. >>> president obama issued a challenge to the tea party today. the president said it's not enough to just say cut spending. >> i think it's important for

is promoting its free pass program for troops on leave from iraq and afghanistan. it was announced this afternoon that b.a.r.t. will conduct their free passes. any service member on leave can go to oakland's lake merritt station to apply for a pass. >>> for some the san bruno site, cleanup has become a daunting task. >> up next, we'll take you inside the fire zone to get people's lives back on track. >> reporter: for the past couple >>> a chain reaction crash near the oakland airport tonight smashed up four vehicles on the 9700 block of corral road. police say the driver of a stolen toyota slammed into an suv which in turn hit the cars. officers say they arrested a young man on suspicion of reckless driving t appears no one was seriously injured in the crash. >>> three to four weeks, that's how long san mateo officials said today it will take to clear away what remains of dozens of houses destroyed in the san bruno explosion and fire. reporters were allowed into the fire zone today for a look at the operation that for many of the workers has become a personal task.

. >>> in afghanistan, general pay reus patreus says they have launched a offensive around kandahar. seven americans have been killed in that area so far this month. >>> irs will not be mailing tax forms to your home next year. 96 million people filed taxes online last year. 20 million filled out paper forms but the irs says only 11 million of those were forms sent through the mail. the irs expects to save $10 million in printing costs paper forms will still be available at libraries and post offices. actress gloria stuart who achieved her break through movie role, 60 years after she began acting died. she is best known for her portrayal of elder rose in 1997, block buster titanic for which she was nominated for an academy award she appeared in more than 40 films she was a well respected painter and culp tour she died in her -- sculptor she died in her sleep yesterday in her home in los angeles, she was 100 years old. >> why some san franciscosupervisors are not happy with mcdonald's happy meals. >> sweating his five d >>> happy meals won a reprieve they postponed a vote until at lea

in afghanistan. the president made a plea. his comments came after a deputy minister and three or people were killed today. he says he has formed a peace economy to try to end the fighting with thal pan. >>> a wildcat strike ended air travelers today at two airports. air traffic controllers walked off their job but the controllers did notify pilots. the strike was supposed to last 24 hours but by late evening was cut short. many incoming flights were rerouted to other countries in europe. >>> continental airlines says the days of the free lunch is ending. it's joining other u.s. airlines and will start charging for meals. first and business classes will still get a meal. prices will range from $1.50 for potato chips and 8:50 for spanish salad with chicken. >>> the dr. pepper bottling plant in vallejo is said to close and 90 people are losing their jobs. the company says operations will be moved to other plants. company officials say the move is part of an effort to improve efficiency. alameda county sheriff's deputy say they g

. >> a controversial video game which puts players in the middle of the afghanistan war will not be sold on u.s. military bases. [ music ] >> medal of honor is produced by redwood city based electronic arts. it is scheduled for release next month. players can pretend they are taliban fighters killing american troops. that does not sit well with karen meredith, a silicon valley woman who lost her son in the iraq award. she protested against the game and the military today announced it will not sell it. [ music ] >> hurricane earl wrecked bridges and flooded homes. where the storm is right now and how the intensity is changing. >> we've all seen them or even driven . >>> that powerful storm named earl lost some of its punch today as it zipped its way up the eastern seaboard. now it is a tropical storm and it is hitting new england tonight. and the popular tourist spot cape cod. reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those ba

. >> about 500 angry muslims muslims demonstrated in kabul, afghanistan. jones says he may change his mind and is praying about it. >>> a new poll shows barbara boxer and republican challenger carly fiorina is neck and neck. still fiorina has taken some positions that are unpopular among many californians voters. positions that boxer tried to exploit today. randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: knows that voters seem poised to punish democrat, today senator barbara boxer focused on an issue she thinks works to her advantage, clean energy. >> it's never been possible before. >> reporter: she toured solosime a south san francisco company that turns algae into cleaning burning fuel. >> this is basically a powdered healthy oil. >> reporter: senator boxer praised 4022, california anti global legislation and they criticized a new ballot initiative that would suspend ab32 in a claim that it's chasing jobs out of the state. that is called proposition 17. >> there's no debate as to who wants to overturn this law. it's big texas oil. it's big coal. >> reporter: boxe

troops in danger, especially in afghanistan where a cleric has suggested this. >> i think the first and most important reaction afterwards will be that wherever americans are seen, they will be killed. no matter where they will be in the world, they will be killed. >> if because of this one person died but at the same time we do not feel responsible for that. >> reporter: around the country people are defending the minister's right to burn the koran. northern california's aclu director, an american citizen from the muslim faith says burning the koran is unwise. but. >> that freedom of speech includes the burning of a koran, the bible or even an american flag. >> as an american, mr. jones may have the right to do this, but it does not make it the right thing to do. >> reporter: religious leaders of many faiths gathered today in palo alto to announce an anti-koran burning rally friday in san jose. >> it's important that we, as people of faith, stand together in solidarity and proclaim that hatred is not acceptable in this country. >> reporter: they say there could be a "positive" backlash

storms and flooding have also killed dozens in afghanistan. more monsoon rains are expected monday. covering the nation, six people were injured following a plane crash in new york. the plane took off from a runway about 35 miles north of buffalo on a sky diving trip. the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. these photos are from the sheriff's office. one person is in critical condition. the others are released a book condition. the causes under investigation. nearly two dozen were injured when a balcony there were standing on collapse. 30 people were standing on a balcony at a texas condo when the balcony gave way. the structure just could not hold the weight. >> it is obvious there was too much load on the structure. we do not know if it was a legal structure or not. >> officials say it was completed one week ago when they are investigating a that was properly built. 23 were taken to the hospital. a new york mother has been arrested for writing derogatory words on her blind son's forehead. the mother, cecilia pierce and come and her boyfriend would write vulgar words on his forehe